"MNEMONICS"

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To remember how to spell the word "mnemonics" :
• Mnemonics Now Erase Man's Oldest Nemesis, Insufficient Cerebral Storage
You must remember how to spell the word to use the mnemonic, but it does stick in your head.

PC COMPONENTS
To help remember PCMCIA:
• People Cannot Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
• People Cannot Make Clear, Intuitive Acronyms
The PCMCIA is an acronym for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (also has been known as Peripheral Component Microchannel Interconnect Architecture (IBM)). Typically they are referred to as PC Cards for simplicity.

Mouse is an acronym for Manually-Operated User-Sensitive Equipment.

OSI Networking Model
• Please Do Not Throw Sausage Pizza Away
• Please Do Not Tell Sales People Anything
o Physical Layer, Data Link Layer, Network Layer, Transport Layer, Session Layer, Presentation Layer, Application Layer
Or you can start from the top:
• All People Seem To Need Data Processing
• All Pizza Seems To Need Double Pepperoni
• All Prostitutes Say That Nighttime Doubles Prices

HTML & CSS
The right order to specify the link state pseudo-classes in Cascading Style Sheets
• LoVe HAte
link, visited, hover, active
• TRBL (Trouble)
Top, Right, Bottom, Left Tommy Ran By Lucy

Electronic Colour Codes
These are primarily used to indicate the Ohm value of resistors.
Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey, White
• Big Beautiful Roses Occupy Your Garden But Violets Grow Wildly
Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey, White
• Black Beetles Running On Your Garden Brings Very Good Weather
Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey, White
• Bad Beer Rots Our Young Guts But Vodka Goes Well -- Get Some Now
Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey, White, Gold, Silver, None
• Bye Bye Rosie Off You Go Birmingham Via Great Western
Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey, White
• BB ROY Got Back Very Good Wife
Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey, White
• Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly.
Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey, White

Nautical
Concerning the weather:
• "Red sky at night, sailor's delight; red sky in morning, sailor take warning" (or "... shepherd's warning")
Concerning safe navigation in IALA region B:
• "Red Right Returning" - When navigating between a red and green channel marker pair, keep the red marker to starboard when returning to the harbor from the sea.
To remember that port is red and to the left (and that starboard is green and to the right):
• "There is some red port left in the bottle"
• Or remember that it used to be starboard and larboard--L for left--so starboard is right and port is left
• Or remember that port and left each have four letters.
• Colors and directions: The short words, left, port and red go together and the long words right, starboard and green go together.
To remember that in Sag the ends of the boat are pointing upwards while the midship section is lower (and that in Hog the ends are pointing downwards while the midship section is higher):
• "Sag is not Sad" (Yeah, you will have to think of the smiley!)
The legend allegedly printed on tickets of passengers on P&O (Peninsula and Orient) passenger vessels when travelling between UK and India in the days of the Raj.
• Port Out Starboard Home (POSH)
Converting magnetic to true heading:
• Can Dead Men Vote Twice At Elections? - Compass + Deviation = Magnetic + Variation = True (Add for East corrections)
• Timid Virgins Make Dull Company (After Weddings) - True + Variation = Magnetic + Deviation = Compass (Add for West corrections)
Distinguishing between East and West Marks:
• The women in the west have waists. Remember "all the W's go together"
Compass Directions:
• Naughty Elephants Smash Windows
• Never Eat Soggy Waffles

Language
Spelling
To remember a rule of English spelling (there are several exceptions):
• I before E, except after C, or when used as an "a" as in neighbor or weigh.
• I before E, except after C, or sounding like "a" as in neighbor or weigh.
Argument or arguement?
• I lost an 'e' in an argument
Remembering to spell "cemetery" with three e's:
• She cried "eee!" as she passed the cemetery.
Friend or Freind?
• Always frie your friends.
• Friend ends with end.
• Friend to the end
To spell "rhythm":
• Rhythm Has Your Two Hips Moving
To spell "necessary":
• Never Eat Crisps, Eat Salad Sandwiches, And Remain Young!
To spell "arithmetic":
• A Rat In Tom's House Might Eat Tom's Ice Cream
To spell "Mississippi":
• Say to yourself "M-I-S, S-I-S, S-I-P, P-I" (try it - it will make more sense than seeing it written down! It has a rhythm to it).
• A popular children's method is a rhythm of breaking the word up into groups. After the starting M, it's 'i' followed by 's' twice and then once by 'p': M ISS ISS IPP I (trying saying it outloud, stressing the Is).
• Say to yourself: "Mrs M, Mrs I, Mrs S S I, Mrs S S I, Mrs P P I, Mississippi".
Bold text***Another way to spell Mississippi: M i crooked letter, crooked letter, i, crooked letter, crooked letter, i, hump back, hump back, i. (this is the way mom taught me, growing up)
To spell "Difficulty"
• Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs FFI, Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs LTY
To remember the difference between "stationary" and "stationery": "stationery" has an e like envelope, which is what stationery goes into.
To remember the difference between "desert" and "dessert": Dessert has two S's, which stands for Strawberry Shortcake
If you are lost in a desert you are usually alone but dessert is better shared with a friend.
"Dessert" has an extra "S" for sweet.
I'd rather have two desserts than two deserts. (Two S's)
You want dessert to last longer.
Dessert: you want an extra helping of "s".

Phonetics
The manners of articulation:
• Stop Fooling Around Now, Learn Good Voicing
o Stop, Fricative, Affricate, Nasal, Liquid, Glide, Vowel

English vowels:
• Six short vowels - that pen is not much good
• Six long vowels - pa may we all go too

Music
Order of Notes on Treble Clef Lines
To remember the order of the notes represented by the lines on a musical staff that shows treble clef:
• Every good boy deserves fudge (or favour or fun or football)
• Emily gives ben deserved fuck
• Every good boy does fine
• Every great big dog farts
• Every gorilla breaks down fences
• Empty garbage before dad flips
• Elephants go bouncing down freeways
• Elephants go backwards down fire escapes
• Elephants got big dirty feet
• Every good bunny does flips
• Ernie gave Bert dead flowers
• Evil Godzilla buys dog food
Order of Notes on Treble Clef Spaces
The corresponding spaces in the treble clef spell the word F A C E.
• or better yet Finding Acronyms Challenges Everyone... ( Kim piano student of Scott )
Order of Notes on Bass Clef Lines
The equivalents for the lines of the bass clef are:
• Good boys deserve fun always
• Good boys do fine always.
• Good boys don't fight and cuss
• Gorillas break down fences always
• Garbage before dad flips always
• Great big ducks fly away
• Grizzly bears don't fly airplanes
• Girls buy dolls for amusement
• Golf balls don't fly away
• Gum boots don't fit ants
Order of Notes on Bass Clef Spaces
The spaces in the bass clef are:
• All cows eat grass
• All cars eat gas
• Alice Cooper eats garbage
Order of Sharps for Sharp Keys
The order for adding sharps for sharp keys. Say backwards for flat keys.
• Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle.
• Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father.
(or Charles Frederick)
• Also Fidel Castro Gets Drunk After Every Battle.
• Also Fat Carmen Gets Drunk At Every Bar
• And Fat Cops Get Donuts After Every Bust **
• And Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bugs
• And Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds
• And Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bologna
• And Father Charles Goes Down And Empties Bottles
• and for flats: Bottles Empty And Down Goes Charles' Father.
• And Be Exciting And Daring, Go Climb Fences **
• Also B E A D Greatest Common Factor
o Thanks Kristin!
Order of Musical Modes
The order of the musical modes as based on the white keys of a piano starting with C:
• I Don't Play Like Mariachis After Lunch.
• I Don't Play Like My Aunt Lucy.
• I Don't Piss Like Monkeys At Large.
• I Don't Pretend Lydia Makes Any Logic.
o Ionian mode, Dorian mode, Phrygian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Aeolian mode, Locrian mode.
Order of Strings on a Standard Tuned Guitar
To remember the order of strings on a standard tuned guitar
• Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie
• Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears
• Eat All Day, Get Big Easy
• Every Architect Designs Good Buildings Everytime
• Every Acid Dealer Gets Busted Eventually
Or in the other order
• Easter Bunnies Get Drunk At Easter
• Every Apple Definitely Gives Bob Energy
• Every Beautiful Girl Deserves An Eye

Time
Daylight Saving Time
How to reset your clock for Daylight Saving Time:
• "Spring forward, fall back."

Months
To remember the lengths of the months in the Gregorian calendar:
• Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November;
All the rest have thirty-one
Excepting February alone,
Which hath but twenty-eight in fine
Till leap year give it twenty-nine.
or
• Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November;
All the rest have thirty-one
Excepting February alone,
Which hath twenty-eight days clear
And twenty-nine in each leap year.
or
• Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November;
After February's done,
all the rest have thirty-one.
which requires you to specifically remember that February has 28 days.
July and all odd numbered months before it have 31 days. August and all even numbered months after it have 31 days. February has 29 days if the year is divisible by 4 (excepting special cases we likely won't live to see), otherwise it has 28 days.
Another version, non-verbal, taking advantage of the previous: Make a fist like to punch someone or to knock fists with them. The knuckles at the back of your hand for your 4 fingers hold the answer as to which months have 31 days: Jan is knuckle, Feb is space between, Mar is next knuckle, ..., over to Jul is 4th knuckle. Ignore your thumb. Start back towards the starting point. Aug is 4th knuckle, Sep is space between, Oct is 3rd knuckle, ... to Dec.

Science
To Remember the colors of the rainbow:
ROY G BIV
Red Orange Yellow
Green
Blue Indigo Violet
• OR Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
VIBGYOR ---
V - Violet I - Indigo B - Blue G - Green Y - Yellow O - Orange R - Red


Anatomy
To remember the order of the bones in the spinal column (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx):
• Cyanide Tastes Like Sweet Candy.
To remember the order of the twelve cranial nerves (Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Auditory, Glossopharyneal, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal):
• Oh, Oh, Oh! To Touch And Feel A Girl's Vagus, Ah Heaven!.

Biology
To remember Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species:
• King Phillip Chewed On Famous Greek Sausage.
• Katie Please Come Over For Ginger Snaps
• Kings Play Chess OF a Grand Scale
• Kings Play Chess On Fine Grain Sand
• Kings Play Cards On Fat Green Stools
• Kings Play Cards On Fat Girls' Stomachs
• Keep Pots Clean Or Family Gets Sick
• Kids Playing Chicken On Freeways Get Squished
• Kings Play Chess On Funny Green Squares
• King Phillip Came Over From Germany, Swimming.
• King Phillip Cooks Omelets For Greasy Slobs.
• King Phillip, Come Out For God's Sake!
• King Phillip Cried, "Oh For Goodness' Sake!"
• King Phillip Came Over For Green Spinach.
• King Phillip Came Over For Great Sex.
• King Phillip Came Over From Great Spain.
• King Phillip Choked On Four Gob Stoppers.
• King Phillip's Court Ordered Fifty Green Spiders.
• King Phillip Cleverly Ordered Five Giant Snails.
• Kirk Played Cavalry On Fred's Good Sofa.
• Kissing Pigs Can Only Foster Grave Sickness.
• Kenneth, Please Call Our Favorite Grandson Soon.

To remember Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species:
• Do Keep Police Cars Off Florida's Great Streets
• Do Keep Papers Coming Or Fail Gardner's Science
• Don King Please Come Over For Gay Sex
• Dear King Philip Came Over For Grape Soda

To remember the difference between "supine" and "prone":
• In muggings, muggers must attack
The victim's proper zone;
The belly if he's supine
And the spine if he is prone.
Also, may use: "Beggars SUPINATE, Kings PRONATE" : Do the action with your hand.

Geography
To remember the names of all the Great Lakes:
HOMES = Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
Or in order from West to East:
Sally Made Harry Eat Onions.
To remember the countries of Central America south of Mexico, in order from North to South:
Give Every Hungry Nerd Cocoa Puffs. = Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.

Medicine mnemonics
Colour
To remember the colours of the rainbow (red orange yellow green blue indigo violet) in order:
• Roy G. Biv
• Richard of York gave battle in vain.
• Richard of York got buggered in Venice.
• Run off Young girls boys in view.
• Rich Oliver yelled goodbye because Ian vanished.
Geography
To remember the points of a compass:
• No Spaniard Enjoys Washing.
• Never Eat Spider Webs (clockwise!).
• Never Eat Soggy Waffles (clockwise!).
• Never Eat Sour Watermelon.
• Never Eat Slimy Worms.
• Naughty Elephants Squirt Water.
• Never Eat Shredded Wheat.
• Never Eat Soggy Weet-bix. (Common in Australia, where Weet-bix is a popular cereal)
• Never Enter Stinky Washrooms
• Never Eat Soggy Worms (clockwise...)
• Naughty Elephants Squirt Water
Additionally, the word "News" is spelled when the letters are taken in a lightning-bolt pattern. To remember West and East, the single word "WE" may help.

Geology
Pregnant Camels Ordinarily Sit Down Carefully. Perhaps Their Joints Creak (Possible Early Oiling Might Prevent Poor Health)
eras: Precambrian, Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous (Cenozoic: Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene)

Chemistry
To remember the Periodic table of the elements:
• The first row:
o He Likes Beer But Can Not Obtain Food
o Harry, He Likes Beer By Cups Not OverFlowing
o Little Betty Boron Chews Nuts On Friday Night
• The second row:
o Negress Named Magnolia Alters Sister's Photos Surprisingly Cleverly.
o Nelly's Naughty Mg Allows Silly People Some Clatter Around Katie's Carpark
o NaMgAl SiPS Chlorine Ardently
• The third row:
o A(r) Kopper Called Scarface Tim, Very Crafty Man, (Fe) inCoNito Cunning Zena, Gave Gertie A(s) Severe Bruise.
To memorize which elements can only be found in molecular (diatomic) form:
• HNFOIClBr (Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Fluorine, Oxygen, Iodine, Chlorine, Bromine)
o Have No Fear Of Ice Cold Beer
o I Have No Bright Or Clever Friends
o ClIF H Bron
• Or remember that there are 7 such elements. The first one is the first element (hydrogen), and the rest form a 7 on the table (N, O, F across, then going down Cl, Br, I).
To remember what happens during oxidation and reduction:
• OIL RIG (Oxidation is losing electrons, reduction is gaining electrons)
• Electron Loss Means Oxidation
• LEO the lion, GER! (Losing Electrons Oxidation, Gaining Electrons Reduction)
To remember which electrodes of an electrochemical cell have which reaction:
• Oxidation takes place at the anode (both start with vowels), reduction takes place at the cathode (both start with consonants).
o RED CAT (REDuction at CAThode);
o AN OX (ANode for OXidation)
To remember what elements can form hydrogen bonds when bonded to hydrogen.
• Hydrogen is FON! (fun). Fluorine Oxygen Nitrogen.
To remember the sign of the charges of anions and cations:
• Cation has the letter 't' in it, which looks like a plus sign (ca+ion). Cations are positive (+), anions are negative (-).
• Cations are pawsitive.
How to remember the sequence of dicarboxilic acids : Oh My Stars, Green Apples, for the acids oxalic succinic glutaric and adipic.

Planets
To remember the planets in order of distance from the sun:
• NOTE: Pluto was closer to the sun than Neptune from 1979 to 1999, and it is for 20 years every 248 years because of its elliptical orbit
• My Very Easy Memory Jingle Seems Useful Naming Planets--64.108.208.184 00:38, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
• My Very Earnest Mother Just Served Us Nine Pickles
• Men Very Early Made Journeys Seeking Unknown New Planets
• My very easy mnemonic just summed up nine planets
• My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas.
• Many Vikings Enjoyed Making Jelly; Some Used Norse Plums
• My very eager mother just served us nine pizzas.
• My very energetic mother just swam under north pier.
• Many very early men just stayed up nights planning (planting).
• Martha visits every monday and just stays until noon period.
o (This childhood version uses 'and' to indicate the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter)
• Many voracious earthlings may jump soon upon new planets.
• My very elegant mohair jumper spoilt using nasty persil.
• My very ear might almost jump straight up, never please. (includes the asteroid belt)
• My very easy method: just set up nine planets.
• My very easy method just speeds up naming planets.
• My very excellent mother just sent us new pies.
• Saturday Morning, Very Early, Michael And John Sold Used News Papers. (includes the Sun)
• Mr V Easily Met June Saturday Until Nine PM
• Most Volcanoes Erupt Mulberry Jam Sandwiches Under Normal Pressure
• Men Very Easily Make Jugs Serve Useful Needs
• My Very Easy Method Just Saves Us Naming Planets
• Most of the Voters Earn Money Just by Showing Up Next to the Poll (in a Isaac Asimov novel called most of the voters..)
• My very eager mother just sewed up nine pants.
• My very elderly mother just stepped on Uncle Ned's Parrot
• Mark's Violet Eyes Make Jane Sit Up Nights Pining
• Mother Very Thoughtfully Made A Jelly Sandwich Under No Protest
• My Violin Teacher Made A Joke So Umbrella's Need Pink
Mrs Venus Eats Many Juicy Sausages Under Ned's Plate
•
o T=Terra=Earth; A=Asteroids - from Robert A. Heinlein's Have Spacesuit Will Travel
o In the same book, Heinlein includes 'prices' which represent the mean AU (Astronomical Unit - mean distance of the Earth from the Sun = 93 million miles = 149 million km) of all the planets from the sun:
 MERCURY $0.39
 VENUS $0.72
 TERRA $1.00
 MARS $1.50
 ASTEROIDS (assorted prices, unimportant)
 JUPITER $5.20
 SATURN $9.50
 URANUS $19.00
 NEPTUNE $30.00
 PLUTO $39.50

Astronomy
To remember spectral classes:
• O Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me
o These are the standard 7 classes. Add Right Now Sweetheart for R, N, and S, which are rarely used.
• On Boring Afternoons Five Gorillas Keep Mrs. Richard Nixon Silent
• Only Boys Accepting Feminism Get Kissed Meaningfully

Zodiac
To remember the order of the signs of the zodiac
(Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces):
• The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins,
and next the Crab, the Lion shines,
the Virgin and the Scales;
the Scorpion, Archer, and the Goat,
the Man who carries the Watering Pot,
and Fish with glittering scales.
• All The Great Constellations Live Very Long Since Stars Can't Alter Physics

Mathematics
Metric System
To remember the order of the metric system, for every exponent from 3 to -3:
(kilometre, hectometre, decametre, metre, decimetre, centimetre, millimetre)
• King Henry Drinks Much Dark Chocolate Milk.
• King Henry's Daughter Makes Delicious Chocolate Muffins.
• King Henry Died Monday Drinking Chocolate Milk.
• King Henry Died! Mother Didn't Care Much.
• King Hector Dector Makes Delicious Chocolate Milk.
--Metre can be replaced with any other systems of measurement such as 'gram' or 'litre'
To remember all the prefixes for exponents 18 to -18 in steps of three (the most common set):
• Exacting Petals, Terribly Gigantic Megaphones Killed 1 Million Microscopic Nasturtiums Picked Freshly by Attorneys.
(exa, peta, tera, giga, mega, kilo, (unit,) milli, micro, nano, pico, femto, atto)
• The Gooey Monster May Not Pick Five Apples.
(tera, giga, mega, ..., micro, nano, pico, femto, atto)
Long Division
To remember the steps for doing long division:
(Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down)
• Dad Mom Sister Brother
• Dead Monkies Smell Bad
Order of operations
To remember the correct order of operations:
• Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.
(Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction)
• BEDMAS
(Brackets Exponentiation Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction)
• BIDMAS
(Brackets Indices Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction)
• BODMAS
(Brackets Operations Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction)
• FOIL
(First Outer Inner Last) For problems such as (2x+4)(2x+4)
• PEMDAS
(Parentheses Exponents Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction)
e
e = 2.71828182845905
• To compose e, remember to memorize a sentence to simplify this
o the number of letters in each word of the phrase is a decimal of e
• United States President Andrew Jackson served 2 terms in office. He was the 7th president and was elected in 1828.
• Split up E by groups. 2.7 is easy to remember. Then, 1828 -- twice. Finally, 45-90-45 triangle. 2.7 1828 1828 45-90-45
Pi
pi (π) = 3.14159265358979......................
See Piphilology
• "How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics!"
o the number of letters in each word of the phrase is a decimal of pi (by Isaac Asimov)
• "For a girl I loved contrived; by nature tough, her heart survived"
• "Can I have a large container of coffee"
• "How I wish I could calculate pi quickly"
• "But I must a while endeavour to reckon right the ratio."
• "Man, I can't, I shant / formulate an anthem where the words comprise mnemonics / dreaded mnemonics for pi / The numerals just bother me, always / even the dry anterior / try to request something lower (zero) / in numerary aptitude, even I, pantaloon gallant / I cannot actualize the requested mnemonics / the leading fifty, I..." (from Songs To Wear Pants To)
• Poe, E.: Near a Raven / Midnights so dreary, tired and weary, / Silently pondering volumes extolling all by-now obsolete lore. / During my rather long nap - the weirdest tap! / An ominous vibrating sound disturbing my chamber's antedoor. / "This," I whispered quietly, "I ignore." (see Cadaeic Cadenza)
• "Sir, I send a rhyme excelling/ In sacred truth and rigid spelling/ Numerical sprites elucidate/ For me the lexicon's dull weight."

Trigonometry
To remember the formulas for right-triangle trigonometric functions (Sine = Opposite / Hypotenuse; Cosine = Adjacent / Hypotenuse; Tangent = Opposite / Adjacent):

• Some Old Horse Caught Another Horse Taking Oats Away.
• Some Old Hags Can't Always Hide Their Old Age.
• Ten Old Angels, Sitting On Heaven, Carrying A Harp
• Signs Of Happiness Come After Having Tankards Of Ale
• Some Old Horses Catch A Horrible Type Of Ailment
• SOHCAHTOA (similar in pronunciation to Krakatoa)
• Sex on holidays can always help to overcome anxiety.
• Sleeping on hills can actually harm trees or armadillos
• Spend On Holidays Cause All Holidays Tip Over Asses (14 y.o. schoolboy)
• Silly Old Hag Cracked All Her Teeth On Apples
• Oh Heck Another Hour Of Algebra. (remembering the order: Sin, Cos, Tan)
• Oscar Had A Hold On Arthur. (remembering the order: Sin, Cos, Tan) --credit: Saxon Math
• Oscar Had A Heap Of Apples. (remembering the order: Sin, Cos, Tan)
Another variation to remember the formulas for right-triangle trigonometric functions:
• Some People Have , Curly Brown Hair , Till Painted Black.
(Sine = Perpendicular / Hypotenuse; Cosine = Base / Hypotenuse; Tangent = Perpendicular / Base) Another variation that was common in High Schools in India:
• Some People Have , Curly Brown Hair , They Perform Best
To remember which trig functions are positive in each quadrant (counterclockwise, like a capital C, beginning in quadrant I): A = all functions positive; S = sine and its reciprocal are positive; T = tangent and its reciprocal are positive; C = cosine and its reciprocal are positive.
• All Students Take Calculus
• All Strippers Take Cash
• All Scalpers Take Cash
• All Students Take Crack

To remember expansions:
sin(a+b) = sin a cos b + cos a sin b
cos(a+b) = cos a cos b - sin a sin b
Sine Cosine, Cosine Sine. Cosine Cosine minus Sine Sine.
Jumping a vehicle
You have two cars, one dead, and each with a battery with plus and minus signs, and a set of cables. How do you know which sign goes with the other?
• Plus to Plus will start the bus.
Courtesy of The Little Know-How Book by Bob Scher.

Government
Order of creation and succession of United States Cabinet officials.
• See The Dog Jump In A Circle. Leave Her Home To Entertain Every Visitor Here.
{State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veteran's Affairs, Homeland Security}
Note: This is no longer accurate, as Homeland Security has been moved up.
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